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The stability and predictability of the law are essential to business activities.
ANSWER: T
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A state statute is constitutional only if it does not violate either the state
constitution or the U.S constitution.
ANSWER: T
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The term common law refers to law that is common throughout the world.
ANSWER: F
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Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not
been adopted.
ANSWER: F
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A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
ANSWER: T
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.
Helen is a state court judge. Like other judges, Helen often refers to secondary
sources of law for guidance. These sources include
a.
b.
c.
d.
legal encyclopedias.
other states statutes.
state constitutions.
the U.S. Constitution.
ANSWER: A
BUSPROG: Reflective
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The legislature of the state of Wyoming enacts a new statute that sets standards for the liability of businesses selling defective products. This statute
applies in
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wyoming only.
only Wyoming and its bordering states only.
all states.
all states but only to matters not covered by other states laws.
ANSWER: A
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ANSWER: B
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Arizona enacts a state law that violates the U.S. Constitution. This law can be
enforced by
a.
b.
c.
d.
no one.
the federal government only.
the state of Arizona only.
the United States Supreme Court only.
ANSWER: A
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ANSWER: C
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ANSWER: C
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ANSWER: D
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In a suit against Myron, Neva obtains damages. In the U.S. legal system, this
remedy at law is
a.
b.
c.
d.
equitable.
normal.
unlikely.
unusual.
ANSWER: B
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ANSWER: A
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ANSWER: D
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Obie and Peg enter into a contract for the sale of car, but Obie later refuses to
deliver the car. Peg asks a court to order Obie to perform as promised.
Ordering a party to perform what was promised is
a.
b.
c.
d.
an equitable remedy.
an unenforceable demand.
a remedy at law.
a type of harm.
ANSWER: A
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Reba is a state court judge. In her court, as in most state courts, legal and
equitable remedies have merged. In these circumstances, distinguishing
between equitable and legal remedies is
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: D
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In Bad Boyz Toyz v. Caleb, a state supreme court held that a minor could
cancel a contract for the sale of a motorcycle. Now a trial court in the same
state is deciding Dirks Dirt Bikes v. Eden, a case with similar facts. Under the
doctrine of stare decisis, the trial court is likely to
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: A
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As a judge, Qiana applies common law rules. These rules develop from
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: A
BUSPROG: Reflective
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There are no precedents on which the court deciding the case Standard
Resource Co. v. Topline Inventory, Inc., can base its decision. The court can
consider, among other things,
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: C
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a common law doctrine that applied before the statute was enacted.
a common law doctrine that applies to other, different practices.
Sawyers personal philosophy of law.
the statute.
ANSWER: D
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Refer to Fact Pattern 11. These opinions are collected and published in
volumes called
a.
b.
c.
d.
citations.
codes.
reporters.
reviews.
ANSWER: C
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concurring opinion.
dissenting opinion.
majority opinion.
per curiam opinion.
ANSWER: A
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Refer to Fact Pattern 11. The opinion joined by the three justices who favor
Urban is known as a
a.
b.
c.
d.
concurring opinion.
dissenting opinion.
majority opinion.
per curiam opinion.
ANSWER: B
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In 2005, Facebook launched a social media site that allows its users to
designate certain other users as friends. Facetrak, a gaming site that allows
its users to play with designated friends, claims that Facebooks use of the
word constitutes false advertising and trademark infringement. Under the
principles discussed in A Sample Court Case, Apple, Inc. v. Amazon.com,
Inc., Facebooks use most likely
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: C
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ESSAY QUESTIONS
1.
National Rights Council, a nonprofit organization, files a suit against the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ), claiming that a certain federal statute the DOJ is
empowered to enforce conflicts with the U.S. Constitution and with a state
constitution. In each situation, which source of law has priority?
ANSWER: The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. A law in
violation of the Constitution, no matter what its source, will be declared
unconstitutional and will not be enforced. Thus, the federal statute does not
have priority over the Constitution. The federal statute would have priority over
the state constitution, however, because under the U.S. Constitution, when
there is a conflict between a federal law and a state law, the state law is
rendered invalid.
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2.
Pierre Domville was charged with certain crimes when he learned that the
prosecutor assigned to his case was a Facebook friend of the trial judge.
Domville filed a motion to disqualify the judge, alleging that he could not be fair
and impartial. The judge denied the motion, and Domville appealed. The
courts opinion in the case is at Domville v. State, 103 So.3d 184 (Fla.App. 4
Dist. 2013). What court decided this case? What type of court is this?
Specifically where can the courts opinion be found?
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